Robert P. Madison Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Robert P. Madison

State of Birth:

OH

Home State:

OH

Gender:

Male

Race:

Black or African American

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Howard University, Washington, DC; Fort Meade, Maryland; Camp Croft, South Carolina; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Gallicano, Italy

Highest Rank:

First Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran received the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 12/26/1944 in Gallicano, Italy.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Copy photographic print [1 item] --Portrait

Interviewer:

Jerri Donohue

Contributor:

Jerri Donohue

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

World War II - Korean War Roundtable

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/48858

Subjects:

Madison, Robert P.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Robert P. Madison Collection
(AFC/2001/001/48858), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress